Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
HAPPY YOUNG LADIES.
Tic MedaiIists aud Graduates OF
noiiins Institute.
rspecral telegram 10 the Dispatch.l

HOLLIS INSTITUTE, VA, Uin CLOVER
DALE. Va, June ia large crowd fled
| ihe Institute chapel this bright aud beautl.
| uI morning, the occasion being the com
| mencenprt exercises OF IIclins institute.
| Tie exercises began Of BALI past 10 O'Clock
| wilh an organ voluntary and prayer by
| Pcy. +. VI Ellis. Of Baltimore; after Which
Professor W. II. PIeasanis delivered tue
certificates Of distinction and prof :iency.
R.y. O j.. Flipro, Of Roanoke. Va,
,VaideG the school medals with a few r..
uriks, which be concluded with a pretty
poo o..
1hr mcdllli,ts are as follows: Miss
Bore +. Cleveland. YirpiD mia; instru-
u,pi music. Eunlcc {. Miller. Mi-'is-
,pm; English composition, Il. Liliin
Peer. Lyncbburg; reading, Mary J..
Root. IeXls.
AFTER .ong Prof, s.or c. L. Cooke In
troauced Rev. +. NJ. Els, oi Baltimore,
vto mgdc N address 10 the school on
" WoRap's Relation 10 Man." which
abo,nded IA many practical thoughts a.
well ~ beautiful passages. The address
delighted the large audience.
Professor w. II. Pleasants delivered
diplomas IN the departments. Professor
". TAYLOR lhom read an essay written by
Of the graduating class, on the subject Of
" Guinev'Tc." Professor Thorn then de-
livdcd The diplomas to graduates in spc-
Cial COURSES. IL follows:
Literary curse: Misses :. G.. Adams AMI
May McMicSing, OF Virginia.
ClsSSical Course: Misses Ellen Il. Baita'e
AVID Bette PendctOn Cleveland, OF Nir-
giuia.
Scientific Course: Miss Ida Mary Mason,
Of 7 exa>.
After most excellent address BY Pro-
fcs,or &. l.. Cooke to the graduating class
be gave rhcni tnGr full diplomas.
The graduates are:
Miss CoTiDne Alire Bush. Mississippi.
Nellie Taylor Dickerson, Richmond, Va.
Lucy Claa DunaWay. Fredericksburg.
Lilihn Barnett Franklin. Lynchburg.
Ora Robertson Graves, LYnchburg.
Cberlsie HOPKINS. Bath county.
E.iClc Lillian Peters, Lynchburg.
Nirgiula MAY Bagby. Frankfort, Ky.
bus closed one OF the most prosperous
session, OF ibis school since 1t came into
existence fOrty.five yeats ago. What WITH
largr corps of teachers, the best APP
plat fS. end everything 10 give girl a
tir,l-claSS education, the standard is Of a
very hieh order.
Abe following Richmond young ladies
received distinctions Annie Leigh Jones,
Jarty z. sl,cl. Ma, l.. klivsou. Ida Bow
ers. Bottle >,duor. Edna Moilrtt, Eva Tuf-
ncr, aud Annie Olcott.
Tie chapel vas again crowded tO-nigh
10 -, utmost capacity 10 attend the final
celebration of the EuzClIan and Eucpian
sorOlics. The exercises were presided
over 10y Miss E,tei'e Lillian Peters, Of
tie Euzelmn society, and Miss Annie
Hicks, OF ibc EUepian society. The eXer-
ci.cs began with salulitory by Mis-
Nestle Iuic,t. OF the Euepiin Society,
followed by song by TnaliI Hay
wood. OF The Euczclian Society. 81
pcIiutcnd'nt {. l.. COckr introduced
The orator OF The evening, Rev. j. J..
Dickinson. % Orange. y. j son OF DR.. a.
+ Dickinson, of Richmond, who chose for
his subject, THE Kingdom OF Gentle
nos" lli> aGdrcS, was chaste an
,cLolsrly production and captured the brit
liant audience. Afterwards there was .
piano SOLO by Miss Annie Bonner, Of
T,Nss, aud debate by members Of
the scci,t'c,. subject, 4" Has the Pres.
CA Sts,til OF Education in America a
Tci Gcrcy 80 UGnt Woman Tor tie
Home Ljfct' Affirmative Misses Q1imby
ard franklin; negatiye-Nll>scs puna-
way OF Virginia aud :. +. Miller
Of MARI land. Then there was reading by
Mi, Avs. Of Virginia, vocal duet b.
Misses +. Jones ard Root OF TcNiS. and
II, valedic'oIy 10y Miss NotI'tit, Of VlrguiJ.
I be- exercises were closed by vocal solo
b, Nl,S Terrell. II was one OF the mot
dtj1hnul anniversaries of the societies.
The ccha;e> we're enterl lining and ins;ruc
tl,c. ard tie Institution i to be congratn-
lated upon having two such societies
Mo>l Il the Young ladies leave for their
BCuts O.mOrrOT.